AUBURN — Now in their fourth year watching Mario Meucci ruin otherwise glorious May afternoons, MVC baseball coaches and pitchers aren’t offering the Winthrop third baseman many chances to tee off. Meucci took advantage of the rare generosity Friday afternoon, ripping Mitch Lorenz’s two-strike offering to the gap in right-center field. The two-run triple triggered a […]
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H.S. softball: Monmouth fends off Lisbon
The junior pitcher had a seamless outing for much of Monmouth’s MVC showdown with Lisbon, even though her Mustangs trailed for much of the game. When Monmouth took the lead and Lisbon threatened in the seventh, Canning had to dig a little deeper, but that wasn’t a problem either. With a runner on third and […]
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H.S. Baseball: Monmouth takes advantage of 10 Lisbon errors, wins 6-5 in eight innings
MONMOUTH — The conditions for Monday’s MVC baseball showdown between Lisbon and Monmouth were summer. The level of play at crucial times, well, decidedly spring training. Monmouth prevailed 6-5 in eight innings at Chick Field in a walk-off situation that you might never see again, but a fitting footnote to this one. Previously undefeated Lisbon dropped […]
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H.S. Baseball: Winthrop stays unbeaten, pulls away from Mt. Abram
Hickey delivered precisely that Saturday morning with a no-frills, four-hit complete game for the Ramblers in a 9-2 MVC baseball victory over stubborn Mt. Abram. Winthrop (4-0) needed three runs in the fifth inning and five in the sixth to pull away. Hickey didn’t give up a hit until there were two outs in the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo leapfrogs Oak Hill on Cooper Chiasson single in sixth
WALES — Dirigo baseball is senior-led and tradition-rich, as usual. When a freshman and a first-year junior starter are the ones coming up with the big hits in a late-inning rally, good luck to the rest of the MVC. The ninth-grader, third baseman and left fielder Cooper Chiasson, capped the Cougars’ comeback with a two-run single […]
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Class C West baseball: Saints, Cougars part of loaded championship chase
St. Dom’s has appeared in 11 of the past 12 Class C West baseball championship games. Three out of five state titles this decade have gone to Dirigo. If you’re expecting those two MVC powers to come back to the pack this spring, you’re probably out of luck. Each team returns a one-two combination atop […]
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2015 Monmouth softball preview
Coach: Dave Kaplan and Mike Langlois (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: 11-7 (lost in Western C quarterfinals) Returning athletes: Seniors —Shannon Buzzell (2b), Caroline Bonenfant (SS); Junior — Mikayla Cameron; Sophomores — Caleigh Copeland (OF), Haley Fletcher (OF), Rhiannon Dumond (OF), Madi Neal (OF), Mackenzie Burgess (OF), Grace Caissie (OF). Key […]
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2015 Mt. Abram softball preview
Coach: Marc Keller (third year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: 4-12 Returning athletes: Seniors —Katie Jordan (P/C), Jacey Davenport (IF), Kenzie Tyler (OF/1b), Brooke Lyn Millbury (IF); Juniors — Bailey Debiase (OF), Bailey Beers (IF), Caitlin Arms (IF), Makayla Martin (IF); Sophomores — Marya Beedy (C), Olivia Ryan (P/1b), Abby Brackley (OF), Meg […]
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2015 Oak Hill softball preview
Coach: Allyson Collins (fourth year) Conference: MVC Class: B Last year’s results: 8-8 Returning athletes: Seniors — Sadie Goulet (P/3b), Kayla Veilleux (OF/3b/2b), Iris Abbott (OF); Juniors — Grace Sabine (1b), Jamie Prue (OF), Brooke Surette (SS), Sara Noel (OF), Kylee Veilleux (OF), Makayla Nadeau (P); Sophomores — Emma Hlister (C), Hannah Nadeau (2b). Key […]
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2015 Winthrop softball preview
Coach: Chuck Gurney (first year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: 12-5, (lost in Western C quarterfinals) Returning athletes: Senior — Lilly Beauregard (1b); Junior — Tess Moody (OF). Key losses: Alyssa Arsenault (2b), Randi Dennett (OF/C), Krissy Doughty (P), Abby Helms (1b), Cat Ouellette (C/SS). Promising newcomers: Sophomores— Kayleigh Oberg (C), Molly Glaser […]